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The United States today teeters on the brink of a budget crisis of unprecedented scale. In the last year, the federal deficit—the difference between what the US government spends and the revenue it brings in—surged from $1.37 trillion to $1.7 tri...

It’s Time to Start Worrying About the Deficit

The United States today teeters on the brink of a budget crisis of unprecedented scale. In the last year, the federal deficit—the difference between what the US government spends and the revenue it brings in—surged from $1.37 trillion to $1.7 tri...

Relatability has been propelled to the forefront of our perception of public figures. The once-veiled allure of fame has surrendered to a new social media-driven epoch, where accessibility and normalcy take precedence. The confluence of the widening ...

“Stars, They’re [NOT] Just Like Us!”

Relatability has been propelled to the forefront of our perception of public figures. The once-veiled allure of fame has surrendered to a new social media-driven epoch, where accessibility and normalcy take precedence. The confluence of the widening ...

The BPR High School Program invited student writers from Providence-area public schools to research, draft, and edit a college-level opinion article over the course of Fall 2023. A special thank you to the editor on this piece, Bianca Rosen ‘25! Dy...

Students Are Posting Tweets Instead of Raising Hands

The BPR High School Program invited student writers from Providence-area public schools to research, draft, and edit a college-level opinion article over the course of Fall 2023. A special thank you to the editor on this piece, Bianca Rosen ‘25! Dy...

The BPR High School Program invited student writers from Providence-area public schools to research, draft, and edit a college-level opinion article over the course of Fall 2023. A special thank you to the editor on this piece, Michael Farrell-Rosen ...

America: Guns or Books?

The BPR High School Program invited student writers from Providence-area public schools to research, draft, and edit a college-level opinion article over the course of Fall 2023. A special thank you to the editor on this piece, Michael Farrell-Rosen ...

The Supreme Court granted a stay in October in a case that will determine the future of content moderation in the United States.  Missouri v. Biden is the culminating case originating from free speech complaints issued by the states of Louisiana...

Sensible or Censorship?

The Supreme Court granted a stay in October in a case that will determine the future of content moderation in the United States.  Missouri v. Biden is the culminating case originating from free speech complaints issued by the states of Louisiana...

In 2017, Massachusetts legislators introduced the Safe Communities Act. This bill would have prohibited the creation of a registry of Muslim citizens and restricted the extent to which state officers could be involved with deportations. When Presiden...

A Crisis of Transparency in the Massachusetts State House

In 2017, Massachusetts legislators introduced the Safe Communities Act. This bill would have prohibited the creation of a registry of Muslim citizens and restricted the extent to which state officers could be involved with deportations. When Presiden...

On August 25, a Texan high school football player ended up in the ICU after experiencing heat stroke during a game. The tragedy occurred following one of Texas’s hottest summers in history. As classes resumed session and blistering temperatures per...

It’s Always Sunny in Texas

On August 25, a Texan high school football player ended up in the ICU after experiencing heat stroke during a game. The tragedy occurred following one of Texas’s hottest summers in history. As classes resumed session and blistering temperatures per...

Amid the ongoing United Auto Workers (UAW) union strike at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis, one might expect the political conversation to polarize along pro-labor and pro-management lines. Some prominent Republicans have been predictably anti-u...

Toeing the (Picket) Line

Amid the ongoing United Auto Workers (UAW) union strike at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis, one might expect the political conversation to polarize along pro-labor and pro-management lines. Some prominent Republicans have been predictably anti-u...